2021 Rose Parade Canceled For First Time Since WWII Due To Coronavirus Threat Millions of Americans tune in on January 1 to celebrate the New Year by watching the Rose Parade from Pasadena, California. But next year's parade has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mandalit del Barco
News Brief: CDC And COVID-19 Data, Twitter Hack, Mary Trump Memoir Hospitals have been ordered stop sending COVID-19 data to the CDC. Major Twitter accounts were hacked last night. And, Mary Trump discusses her new memoir. Tamara Keith
Georgia's Governor Issues Order Rescinding Local Mask Mandates Gov. Brian Kemp is overruling directives in cities such as Atlanta and Savannah, insisting that the state's less-stringent guidelines take precedence. Scott Neuman
U.S. Wants To Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing To 100 Million A Month By September Why is the US suffering such a shortage of testing? The Trump administration is promising to perform 100 million tests by September. Is that realistic? Rob Stein
News Brief: Trump Addresses Race, U.S. COVID-19 Testing Goals, Federal Tax Deadline President Trump made divisive statements on race at his Rose Garden address recently. The U.S. wants to increase testing to control COVID-19. And, the Federal tax filing deadline approaches.
A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience. James Doubek
Covid-19 vaccine takes a step forward in Seattle A Covid-19 vaccine tested here in Seattle took another step forward today. Moderna’s messenger-RNA vaccine is safe enough for clinical trials to continue. There are also signs it may work. David Hyde
Despite Shortfalls And Delays, U.S. Testing Czar Says Efforts Are Mostly 'Sufficient' Admiral Brett Giroir, who leads the federal testing response, told NPR that the U.S. is on track to test enough to contain the pandemic, saying newer, point-of-care tests are part of the solution. Jason Slotkin
'Unprecedented Demand' Slows Results From Some Coronavirus Labs NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Adm. Brett Giroir, an assistant secretary of health, who's in charge of the federal testing response. People being tested for COVID-19 report delays in getting results.
Pandemic Forces Famed New Orleans Restaurant To Close NPR's Noel King talks to Ian McNulty, who covers New Orleans food culture, about K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, an iconic restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter, announcing it will close permanently.